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boehmgc_766

The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++

hboehm.info boehmgc_766 1 release newest changed 5 years ago

version7.6.6 attributeboehmgc_766 rev718895c14907b60069520b6394b4dbb6e3aa9c33 2021-10-22 · one commit for every system systems✓ aarch64-darwinaarch64-linux✓ x86_64-darwin✓ x86_64-linux

$ devbox add boehmgc_766@7.6.6

$ nix shell github:NixOS/nixpkgs/718895c14907b60069520b6394b4dbb6e3aa9c33#boehmgc_766

JSON: /v2/resolve?name=boehmgc_766&version=latest

Releases

newest first, as /v2/pkg orders them

Version	arm mac	arm linux	x86 mac	x86 linux	Attribute	Commit	Date	Outputs
7.6.6resolved	✓	–	✓	✓	`boehmgc_766`	718895c149	2021-10-22

Prereleases are listed but latest never picks one. “varies” means each system last changed at a different nixpkgs commit — the release page lists them.

Description

The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new. It allows you to allocate memory basically as you normally would, without explicitly deallocating memory that is no longer useful. The collector automatically recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be otherwise accessed. The collector is also used by a number of programming language implementations that either use C as intermediate code, want to facilitate easier interoperation with C libraries, or just prefer the simple collector interface. Alternatively, the garbage collector may be used as a leak detector for C or C++ programs, though that is not its primary goal.